Purpose While many studies find a positive relationship between economic freedom and entrepreneurship, very few of these studies account for possible spatial autocorrelation. Moreover, the development of an overall freedom measure has allowed researchers to test the relationship between overall...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword: The Importance of Economic Freedom -- References -- Preface -- Introduction and Overview: What is Economic Freedom? -- Introduction -- The Construction of the Index -- Area 1: Size of Government -- Area 2: Legal Structure and Security -- of Property Rights -- Area...